Old Testament reading. Isaiah 40: 1-11 This is a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the story of what later became known as the...

When I first moved to ‘The North’ a few things took me by surprise! One was how, in a short visit to a local shop the shopkeeper could,...

One of the things I am missing most in our liturgy as we have to have it at the moment, is singing. (I know many of you will be relieved...

Genesis 32:22-31 Jacob is a man who likes to get his own way, always likes to be ‘on the top.’ He has always gained the upper hand by...

Gospel - Matthew 9: 35 -10:8 Once again, a personal reflection, which I share with you. In our Gospel this week, we are told that Jesus...

Today I share with you what is most definitely a personal reflection. Please read it in that light! When I was a school chaplain I...

Dear friends, Each week as I have published this ‘though for the week’ I have included one or more images, usually photographs taken of...

A different ‘Thought for the week’ this time. Our Mass at S. Stephen’s this Sunday was celebrated at the Actors’ Chapel, near our Shrine...

Dear Family of S. Stephen’s I waited until after the Prime Minister’s broadcast last evening before writing to you this week. I think in...

Thought for the week. 3rd May 2020. ‘Good Shepherd Sunday.’ Gospel John 10: 1-10. Psalm 23. Few people say the Apostles Creed regularly...